晨型人晚上比較不道德 Early risers less moral at night

"Morning people", who are more alert early in the day, are more likely to cheat and behave unethically in the night hours, researchers say.

研究人員說，早上精神比較好的「晨型人」，晚上時較可能欺騙，行為也可能較不合乎道德。

Psychologists found that early-rising "larks" and late-night "owls" had different levels of honesty depending on the time of day. The study found a link between ethical choices and such internal clocks.

心理學家發現，早起的「雲雀」，與晚上活動的「貓頭鷹」，在一天的不同時間點誠實度不同。這份研究發現，道德選擇與這種生理時鐘有關聯。

The research examined the behaviour of almost 200 people - with the subjects taking part in problem-solving tests and games without realising that it was their honesty that was being measured.

這份研究檢視將近200人的行為，研究對象參加解決問題的測驗與遊戲，而他們不知道自己的誠實度會被評斷。

It found a significant link between people being more likely to be honest when it fitted in with their chronotype, This meant that the early-rising "larks" were more ethical in the morning - and the "owls" were more likely to be honest at night.

研究發現一個顯著的關聯，時間與時型符合時，人們會比較可能誠實，這也意味著早起的「雲雀」在早上比較道德，貓頭鷹則是晚上比較誠實。

新聞辭典

realise：動詞，了解，知道。例句：Do you realise （that） this is the third time you’ve forgotten?" she said angrily.（「你知不知道這已經是你第三次忘記了？」她生氣地說。）

significant：形容詞，顯著的。例句：There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.（近年來，女學生的人數有顯著增加。）

fit in：片語，相合。例句：It’s a very nice sofa but it doesn’t fit in with the rest of the room.（這張沙發很漂亮，但是跟房間其他家具不搭。）